Pilot Stories

The pilot reported that, he intended to do touch-and-goes in the local traffic pattern. While on the downwind leg, the air traffic controller cleared him to land. During the landing roll, past the halfway point on the runway, he increased the engine power to full to takeoff and told the controller that he was doing […]

Can you match the famous aviator with the aircraft they’re most closely associated with?

This week’s photo of the week comes a video showing the performance of a new version of autoland in an Aviat Husky taildragger.

The crash of a Piper Arrow just off the Florida Gulf Coast with three lives lost was eerily reminiscent of the crash of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s plane 18 years before it.

A 78-year old pilot ran his plane out of gas and landed on a sand bar. Then, after getting gas for it, he tries to take off. This you have got to see!

It’s hard to believe how long Col. Carolyn Guertin served and how much she has accomplished.

The private pilot was departing on a personal flight in his single-engine airplane. Multiple witnesses described the airplane’s initial climb as slow and steep, and recounted the airplane entering a left turn before descending to ground contact, consistent with an aerodynamic stall. Although several witnesses reported that the engine sound during the initial climb was […]

Test your knowledge of aviation with this week’s quiz!

The story of this airline pilot dad is sweeping the Internet, and for good reason!

How about a visit to northeastern Canada during fire season?